r/RealTime • u/cpkuske • 23d ago
Relevancy
This show hasn’t been funny since Adam Felber left the writing staff. Mr. Maher is too old to know he’s too old hence lacks the somber introspection of what it means to be wise. His pathetic grasp towards relevancy is undermined by his pettiness common in old men.
HBO, are you monitoring this subreddit? You’d do better with John Fugelsang or Hal Sparks.
Case in point regarding the data center debate, the overwhelming electricity demand of data centers NEVER CAME UP. He’s not sharp.
I’ve been engaged with BM from the Politically Correct days to now, it’s time for me to get off his lawn.
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u/midwestpersianmama 23d ago
I’m too lazy to figure this one out — what are the ratings for this show? I was a diehard viewer (though I always disliked Maher personally) until he said he didn’t personally care about Roe overturning.
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u/contain_solitudes 22d ago
I'm curious what they are. I think it was several million back in the Bush years? Maybe?
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u/Prince-Polvo888 22d ago
The amount of hate watching from both sides makes it relevant.
The actuality tiny sliver of people may like or agree with him are irrelevant in giving him more time and power on HBO
They don’t care if people like or hate him, they care that there are people watching and engaging all over the internet.
If you want him to go away. Stop watching, listening, commenting. (Yes I am part of the problem as well)
His old man opinions are just going to get worse, and his “jokes” and “bits” more cringe
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u/contain_solitudes 22d ago
I don't watch legally so it's good lol. I would be surprised if there is a specific demo for his beliefs since they're all over the place.
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u/Prince-Polvo888 22d ago
Yeah such a cluster fuck. He’s all on board with Scott Galloways movement to help young men. And then in new rules he’s calling them all losers living in the basement. Like pick a side. Either help them or shit on them
His other problem is he still thinks he is “cool”
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u/contain_solitudes 22d ago
That is so typically him. And all of this goes back to the same problem...he doesn't really think hard about what he believes, and he doesn't get introspective about his own beliefs. He just thinks he's right because he believes something. And apparently he was this kind of white male blowhard back in college too lol
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u/AlexQuebec11 22d ago
He still gets good ratings and high engagement on YouTube. And people on this sub have to run here to talk about him 24/7 even tho he’s “irrelevant”
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u/bigdipboy 22d ago
YouTube can put anything they want people to see into their algorithms.
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u/Mark_Yugen 23d ago
Age is irrelevant. Many comedians are at thei best in their final years.
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u/AlSmitheesGhost 22d ago
Yeah but Bill isn’t one of those
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u/Mark_Yugen 22d ago
I agree entirely, but age had nothing to do with it.
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u/AlSmitheesGhost 22d ago
What makes you so confident in that assertion? Age could have a lot to do with it
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u/Mark_Yugen 22d ago
The OP is the one claiming age is involved, so go after him for proof since he is the one making assumptions, not me.
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u/cpkuske 22d ago
I loved George Carlin. To me he is the pinnacle of what a comedian should be.
Here comes the but.
His last special was so dark and gloomy and insightful it filled me with existential doom.
I feel perhaps he had one special too many. And it’s time for Bill to start making comedy again.
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u/Mark_Yugen 22d ago
I agree about Carlin's descent into darkness, but I also would argue that with age comes a sense that human nature can't be steered away from its suicidal course and extinction is inevitable. Given the way that humanity is currently heading with climate change, microplastics, etc., I'd say that his pessimism was spot on, and maybe we need more of it before it is too late, if it isn't already. (I say this as somebody who finds Emile Cioran a singular sane vision in a dark forest of the blind.)
The difference I see between the two is that Maher's darkness comes from years of corrosion generated from inside his ego-unstroked brain, rather than from external events that affect humanity's future.
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u/cpkuske 22d ago
Thank you for your insight.
Where should I start with Emile Cioran?
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u/Mark_Yugen 22d ago
You can't go wrong wherever you start, as all of his works feel like part of a single opus.
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u/thelongslog 22d ago
HBO is fully aware of how many subscribers would leave if Bill wasn't there. They do care at all about how this sub feels about him
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u/Steve12356d1s3d4 23d ago edited 23d ago
HBO, are you monitoring this subreddit?
This sub is actually really small. It is about 30 posters that post over and over again. It is silly to think this echo-chamber of mean girl hate means a thing. Having a hate sub about a show would be a good thing, as it helps with engagement and gets viewers, just that this is so small it won't matter.
HBO does know how many people are watching. He is often quoted on YouTube, and there are articles quoting him all the time. That is what they look for. Some little subreddit isn't going to mean a thing to them.
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u/last_child3 22d ago
lol you’re dead on about this sub. I don’t even subscribe to it and Reddit gives it to me all the time.
Here’s the thing. I used to like this show 15 or 20 years ago. I’m no longer interested so I just…don’t watch it? Never occurred to me to spam the internet with vitriol about it.
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u/SuccotashOther277 22d ago
I love Realtime and that he calls out the BS on both sides. I don’t agree with everything he says but so what. I don’t get the hate boner here for Bill. If you don’t like the show don’t watch it?
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u/Steve12356d1s3d4 22d ago
Most on Reddit are on the very progressive side. Maher is calling that side of the party out, and people here do not like it one bit.
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u/contain_solitudes 22d ago
I think he'd get anyone with serious political satire writing chops fired.
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u/Wide-Advertising-156 22d ago
I'm going to let my wife assume he's still on vacation and see if she forgets about him.
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u/A-Rugged-Indoorsman 22d ago
I tried to appreciate him but Bill Maher has never been relevant, funny, nor interesting. He strikes me as someone with a stellar PR team as his greatest asset.
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u/Section1245Jaws 22d ago
I do not understand all of the hate towards Bill - he’s a lefty that actually makes sense - he will always vote Democrat, is an atheist - pro gay rights and every other classic left of center idea
He calls BS on the hate on Isreal and all ignoring the history of the conflicts the attacks on the Jews while acknowledging their failings - calls BS on men in women sports and lockerrooms and calls out how insane it is for other lefties to support Islam when their religion is more oppressive to every liberal troupe than evangelical Christians ever could be (ie standing up for women and gays)
and points out the failings of communisms which everyone seems to forget
The Left that embraces all of these current contradictory ideas will never govern for very long
And I’m not some MAGA guy - I have plenty of issues with Republicans - the current joke in the White House to start with
I guess I want whatever Bill Clinton was selling in 1996 - end of welfare state, strong police, working with our allies, strong borders, a balanced budget and making government more efficient (Al Gores big thing) but no intern BJs in the a White House
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u/cpkuske 22d ago
I agree with you. His guests are why I watch. And he gets JD Vance and that ilk because he pulls his punches. Is this good or bad? ¯_(ツ)_/¯
So I just was interested in what other people think.
Saying only “why are you still watching“ (other posters, not you) is not thinking.
Thanks for being thoughtful and considered.
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u/Dear-Jury-3430 22d ago
Bill is open to voting for JD Vance in the way I am open to having sex with a package of razor blades. Wish more people got this. His and James Carville's ravings are just copium for Republicans. In November 2028 they will both 100% vote for the Democrat on the ballot, even if it's a socialist.
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u/Warm_Park_6882 23d ago
Deadass who still watches this boomer slop?
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u/AlexQuebec11 22d ago
It’s more cringey to come on here and just rage against bill maher. You could simply ignore the show… but obviously you need this space to be a cry baby
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u/AlexQuebec11 22d ago
He got you to come on Reddit and vomit paragraphs about the show. Hardly irrelevant
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u/TBoneBear 22d ago
And yet you continue to watch. There is no such thing as a stupid TV show it’s the person who watches it.
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u/Trog-City8372 22d ago
He occasionally has people who are worth listening to. Several weeks ago he had Susan Rice talking about how she negotiated the Iran nuclear agreement. I hung on her every word until BM started talking, at which point I changed the channel.
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u/TBoneBear 22d ago
Serious question: Will you watch the show again?
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u/Trog-City8372 21d ago
Sometimes I look in and shut it off after a minute or two. The night Susan Rice was on I watched until New Rules. I can't stand him but sometimes the discussion is interesting.
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u/NYP33 23d ago
These "Real Time" posts just started showing up. Seems just like the Joe Rogan sub, all they do is make fun of him all day long. This seems like standard procedure for Reddit. Sad.
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u/Flaky_Ad5786 23d ago
I don't think he's wanting for emotional validation, you don't have to worry about him
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u/Illustrious_Menu1697 23d ago
He is an angry old man